Making this sewing caddy has the added fun of using the
Quilting Bees fabric designed by Teresa Kogut for South Sea
Imports. The caddy design includes enough pockets to tote
miscellaneous tools like a measuring tape, 1” x 6” ruler,
marking pencil, thread and more. The special pockets are
designed for thimbles, scissors and a needle book while the
pin cushion forms a sweet little bow tie. Embellish with
buttons and cording. The 9 fat quarters will produce up to 2
caddies. Make one for you to use and one as a gift for a friend!
Just use one of the leftover fabrics for the bias binding. There
may be enough of the red Hearts and Flowers fabric used in
the first one, but it will be close! Enjoy using and giving this
fun project.

NOTE: Please read the entire pattern carefully. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of this pattern. Use a 1/4” seam
allowance unless otherwise stated. Fabric images used in the presentation of this pattern are given as placement guides. They are not
necessarily true to the scale of the original fabrics. Thank you for choosing ConnectingThreads.com for your quilting needs.

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Collage
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Fabric 1
Fat Quarter

Cover

One 8” x 19”
& ONE OF BATTING

Buttons, Yellow
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Fabric 2
Fat Quarter

Liner

Two 7-3/4” x 8”

Buttons, Green
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Fabric 3
Fat Quarter

Center Base

Pocket 2a

One 4-1/2” x 8”

One 6-1/2” x 8”

Buttons & Bees
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Fabric 4
Fat Quarter

Pocket 1
Thimble Bag #1

One 6-1/2” x 8”
One 2-3/4” x 5”
ONE 2-1/2” x 2-1/4” of
BATTING

Patchwork, Tonal
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Fabric 5
Fat Quarter

Pocket 2b
Pincushion Tie
Needle Book
Cover

One 6-1/2” x 8”
One 2-1/2” square
One 2-3/4” x 5” & ONE
2-1/4” x 4-3/4” of BATTING

Quilting Bears
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Fabric 6
Fat Quarter

Pocket 3a

One 8” square
ONE 4” x 8”of BATTING

Patchwork
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Fabric 7
Fat Quarter

Pocket 3b

Scissor Holder

One 8” square
ONE 4” x 8”of BATTING
One 2-1/4” x 6-1/2”
One 2” x 3” of BATTING

Bees, Honey
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Fabric 8
Fat Quarter

Pincushion
Button Down Flap

Needle Book

Two 3” x 3-1/2”
One 6-1/2” x 8-1/2” & One
6-1/2” x 4-1/4” of BATTING
One 2-3/4” x 5”

Hearts & Flowers
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Fabric 9
Fat Quarter

Pincushion Bow
Thimble Bag #2

Binding

One 4” x 5” square
One 2-3/4” x 5” & ONE
2-1/2” x 2-1/4” of BATTING
70” of 2-1/2” wide bias strips

FABRIC REQUIREMENTS & CUTTING FOR ONE SEWING

CADDY~ Double Cutting Amounts for Two Caddies

Fabric

Placement

Yardage

Cutting Amounts

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Item #991102

QUILTING BEE SEWING CADDY

Finished size: approx. 8” x 19” open & 6-3/4” x 8” closed

Center Base

Pocket 3a

Pocket 3b

Pocket 2a

Pocket 2b

Pocket 1

Liner

Pincushion

Needle

Book

Thimble

Bag 1

Tie

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Binding

Scissor
Holder

Thimble

Bag 2

Pocket Flap

Please refer to the Yardage Cutting Suggestions
on page 5 before cutting any fabric. This will
help in yielding 2 sewing caddies (especially
fabric 9).

3- NEEDLE BOOK: Place the two fabrics right sides together (RST). Place the

batting piece against the wrong side of the cover fabric. Sew together leaving an
approx. 2” opening. Slightly square off your stitches at the corners. Trim the
seam allowances at the corners and the batting. Turn the layers right side out and
quilt in straight rows.

4- Place one 2” x 4” piece of boiled wool or two 2” x 4” pieces of felt in the center of

the liner fabric.

5- Sew through all layers slightly less than center. This will allow the layers, when

folded in half, to match at the ends. Sew a button on the front, center of the larger
side. Set aside.

1- Sew the liner

2- Place the cover’s batting on the

pieces to the

wrong side of the cover

center base. Press

fabric. Pin or thread baste.

the seam

Quilt the two layers. Trim

allowances in the

the batting, if necessary,

direction of the

even with the fabric.

arrows.

6- THIMBLE BAGS 1 & 2: 7-

SCISSOR HOLDER:

Fold the thimble bag fabric right sides together. Place the

Sew the scissor

batting against one side of the fabric. Sew

holder using the

around the shape leaving an approx. 1-1/2”

same process as

opening.

the thimble bag.

Turn the thimble bag right sides out. Turn the

Once quilted, sew

raw edges to the inside. Close the opening with

a 5/8” button to

tiny stitches.

the top, center of

Quilt using the thimble shape from page 4.

the fabric piece.

Slightly gather the bottom with a simple running
stitch. Repeat the process for Thimble Bag 2.

8- BOW TIE PIN

in the center back.

top and bottom of the

CUSHION:

Fold the tie in half with

bow fabric.

BOW: Fold the

the seam side facing

Place the remaining base

bow fabric in half

out. Sew a seam at the

piece on top of the bow

along the 4” side.

raw edges. Turn

tie, right sides together.

Sew a seam down

right side out

Sew around the entire

the long side, turn

again.

perimeter, squaring at

piece right side

the corners. Leave an

out. Position the seam

approx. 2” opening.

allowance in the center back

Thread the bow

and finger press the

piece through the tie

Turn pieces right

sides.

loop.

side out. Stuff
lightly with polyfil

Sew the tie fabric

Position the tie’s

or tiny, leftover

in half as you did the

seam allowance in

pieces of batting.

bow. Turn right side

the center back. Sew

Turn the raw edges inside the

out, position the seam

a row of basting stitches at the

pin cushion and close the

ASSEMBLY:

TIE:

Batting

LINER

LINER

CENTER

BASE

Press

9- POCKETS 1, 2a & 2b: 10- POCKETS 3a & 3b: (Both 11-

POCKET FLAP: Prepare this flap

Fold the fabric piece in

are sewn in the same manner.)

in the same manner as 3a and 3b.

half along the 8” side.

Place a piece of batting on the

Fold a 6-1/2” long piece of cording in

Topstitch 1/4” in from

wrong side of the fabric. Fold

half. Wrap thread around the raw

the fold on each pocket.

in half, wrong sides together.

edges and knot off to secure. Wrap

Quilt each pocket.

thread around the cording 1-1/2” away
from the looped end. Knot securely.

Baste it to the center, lower edge of the
flap facing into the flap. Bind the raw
edges of the flap. Use a 3/8” seam
allowance since the strips were cut 2-
1/2” wide. (If this pattern was
downloaded from the Web, there is a

separate download for bias instructions.)

Batting

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Button on right side

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COVER + batting ONLY!

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Batting

12- POCKET 1: Position the folded edge of pocket

1 6-1/4” from the liner’s left end. Pin to secure and
sew down the bottom edge of the pocket. Sew a seam
4” in from the sides. This will partition the fabric into
two pockets.

13- POCKETS 2a & 2b: Position pocket 2a’s folded edge 5” from

the liner’s left end. Pin to secure and sew down the bottom edge
of the pocket. Position pocket 2b’s folded edge 5” from the liner’s
right end. Pin to secure and sew down the raw edges. Sew a seam
4” in from the sides. This will partition the fabric into two

Pocket

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Pocket

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14- POCKETS 3a & 3b: Pin 3a to

15- PINCUSHION: Position in the

16- SCISSOR HOLDER, THIMBLE BAGS &

the left end of the liner and 3b to

center of the base section. Tiny,

NEEDLE BOOK: Sew a loop of cording to

the right end of the liner. Sew the

firm stitches at each of the four

each of the positions diagramed below. Sew

bottom edge of each to the liner.

corners will hold it in place.

the corresponding holder in place, over the
loops.

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17- BUTTON DOWN FLAP: Place the finished flap right side

down with the fold approx. 1/4” away from pocket 1 (fold). Sew
a seam 1/8” away from the folded edge of the flap. This will
secure it to the liner and be hidden when the flap folds over.

18- Fold a 6-1/2” length of cording. Wrap thread around the raw edges and

knot off to secure. Wrap thread around the cording 1-1/2” away from the
looped end. Knot securely. Baste the loop to the front, center at the outer
edge (behind pocket 3a.

With wrong sides together, bind the edges of the sewing caddy’s cover and
liner. The binding has been cut in 2-1/2” wide strips so use a 3/8” wide
seam to sew the binding to the layers.

19- Add final touches to your new little sewing caddy with the addition of buttons for

closing the flap and for closing the actual caddy. Sew a button to the front of the
caddy 3” away from the end with pocket 3b on the other side and 4” in from the sides.

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Optional Embellishment:

Quilt a running stitch on each
side of the center base. Be sure
the stitches only go through the
liner fabric and the batting. This
will add stability to the base.

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Secure cording
with wrapped
thread and knots.

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BUTTON DOWN FLAP

Fold the

in half and trim corners to fit

this template.

6-1/2” x 8-1/2” piece

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THIMBLE BAG

Fold a 2-3/4” x 5”

piece of fabric

in half and trim

corners to fit this

template.

FOLD

Please measure the square below.
It should measure 1” square. If it does
not, the “Fit to Page” option may be
clicked on in your printer dialog box.
Simply click it off and print the template
pages again. Better safe than sorry!

Continuous Line quilting
option for Scissor Holder

Continuous Line quilting
option for Thimble Bags.

Measure

Me!

YARDAGE CUTTING

SUGGESTIONS

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POCKET 3A & 3B

Fold the 6-1/2” squares in half

and trim corners to fit

this template.

Liner
Two 7-3/4” x 8”

Cover
One 8” x 19”

FABRIC 1

FABRIC 2

Pocket 1
One 6-1/2” x 8”

Thimble Bag

2-3/4” x 5”

FABRIC 4

Pocket 2b
One 6-1/2” x 8”

Needle Book Cover
One 2-3/4” x 5”

Pincushion Tie
One 2-1/2” square

FABRIC 5

Center Base
One 4-1/2” x 8”

Pocket 2a
One 6-1/2” x 8”

FABRIC 3

Pocket 3a
One 8” square

FABRIC 6

Pocket 3b
One 8” square

Scissor Holder
One 2-1/4” s 6-1/2”

FABRIC 7

Needle Book Lining
One 2-3/4” x 5”

Button Down Flap

One 6-1/2” square

Pincushion Base

Two 3” x 3-1/2”

FABRIC 8

Pincushion Bow
One 4” x 5”

FABRIC 9

Thimble Bag

2-3/4” x 5”

Bias Binding
Approx. 75” continuous
length of 2-1/2” wide
strips per caddy

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CONTINUOUS LINE QUILTING OPTION FOR THE

SEWING CADDY COVER.

For ease in quilting, copy this design on vellum or tracing paper. Pin the designs to the fabric side of
the layers. Machine quilt following the design. Tear the paper away from the fabric and batting layers.

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